Abu Turab al-Zahiri

Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Jamīl bin ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq bin ʿAbd al-Waḥīd bin Muḥammad bin al-Hāshim bin Bilāl al-Hāshimī al-ʿUmarī al-ʿAdawī, better known as Abū Turāb al-Ẓāhirī (Arabic: أبو محمد عبد الجميل بن عبد الحق بن عبد الوحيد بن محمد بن الهاشم بن بلال الهاشمي العمري العدوي; 1 January 1923 – 4 May 2002), was an Indian-born Saudi Arabian linguist, jurist, theologian and journalist. he was often referred to as the Sibawayh of his era due to his knowledge of the Arabic language.

Abū Turāb al-Ẓāhirī
أبو تراب الظاهري
Personal
Born1 January 1923
Died4 May 2002
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Resting placeJannatul Mualla
ReligionIslam
NationalitySaudi Arabian
Citizenship
  • British Indian (1923–1947)
  • Saudi Arabian (1948–2002)
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceZahiri
CreedIndependent Literalist theologian
MovementSalafi
Main interest(s)Jurisprudence, poetry, Biographical evaluation
OccupationAuthor, journalist
Muslim leader
Influenced by
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